State grants awarded for Erie-region projects

Tuesday

State grants totaling more than $205,000 were awarded to the 2nd and 3rd legislative districts on Tuesday, state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, of Millcreek Township, D-3rd Dist., announced.

State funding for $80,000, granted by the Commonwealth Financing Authority, was requested by the McKean Recreation Authority to build a paved nature trail at McKean Community Park in McKean Borough.

The project will construct a paved, handicap-accessible nature trail. The trail system is the final set of walking trails and will connect the latest trail extension to the now-inaccessible wooded area of the park.

Bizzarro also announced that the 2nd Legislative District was awarded $125,000 in state funding to install nature slides at Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park.

The nonprofit tree museum requested the funding to install three stainless steel nature slides to provide recreational activities for children who use the nearby playground.

State Rep. Parke Wentling, of Mercer County, R-17th Dist., announced three boroughs in the 17th District received a combined $210,000 in Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Program grant funding.

Jamestown received $140,000 to replace its Liberty Street pump station wet well and valve unit. Approximately 565 linear feet of force main and about 490 linear feet of gravity sanitary sewer pipe will also be replaced as part of the project.

Linesville received $35,000 to install supervisory control and data-acquisition equipment to remotely monitor the water level in its water tower and two reservoirs.

Cochranton received a $35,000 grant to install two backup generators that would ensure water pumps continue to run during power outages.

Wentling also announced that the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy received a $45,000 Watershed Restoration Protection Program grant to be used to restore Elk Creek in Girard Township.

The grant will be used to partially fund a project to install a 558-foot stepped-stone streambank stabilization structure, eight flow deflectors in the stream and a 1-acre vegetated buffer downstream of the conservancy's property.

WRPP grants are through the Marcellus Legacy Fund, which is funded through unconventional gas well impact fees charged to gas drillers in the state.

State Rep. Brad Roae, of East Mead Township, Crawford County, R-6th Dist., announced a combined $150,000 in Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Program grant funding for projects to replace aging water lines.

Cambridge Springs received $80,000 in funding to install 900 linear feet of new 8-inch waterline along High Street and Pleasant Street to replace its 4-inch line.

The Meadville Area Water Authority received a $70,000 grant to replace 2,800 linear feet of a 6-inch waterline with new 8-inch pipe along Bessemer Street.

State Rep. Kathy Rapp, of Warren, R-65th Dist., announced that $40,000 was awarded to the Bloomfield Township Sewage Authority, Crawford County, to assist with necessary pump station upgrades.

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